Trump annouces 10% tariff on NZ goods
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New Zealand exporters face hundreds of millions of dollars of tariffs on goods sent to the US as President Trump carried through with his trade charges.
Woman accused of torturing girl seeks medical evidence
Woman accused of torturing girl seeks medical evidence
A woman accused of assaulting, torturing and neglecting a four-year-old girl over 10 months is seeking access to a doctor's specialist medical evidence, a magistrate has heard.
Actor Val Kilmer dies at 65
Actor Val Kilmer dies at 65
Actor Val Kilmer, best-known for his roles in Top Gun, Batman Forever and The Doors, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 65.
Plea for aid as death toll climbs and monsoons loom
Plea for aid as death toll climbs and monsoons loom
UN officials surveying quake damage in Myanmar have urged the global community to ramp up aid before the looming monsoon season worsens already catastrophic conditions.
Fresh details surrounding Shane Warne's death emerge
Fresh details surrounding Shane Warne's death emerge
New details surrounding Shane Warne's sudden death in a Thai hotel room three years ago have come to light.
Volcano erupts in Iceland
Volcano erupts in Iceland
Tourists and residents have been evacuated after a volcano in Iceland began spewing lava and smoke, though flights have not been affected.
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Solo trip abandoned after major damage
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Solo trip abandoned after major damage
Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov has had to be rescued by a container ship in the southern Indian Ocean after his row boat developed multiple life-threatening malfunctions.
Mass layoffs at US health agencies
Mass layoffs at US health agencies
The Trump administration has begun mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at health agencies in the US, according to multiple sources, with security guards barring entry to some workers just hours after they received dismissal notices.
Flooding twice the size of Victoria in outback Qld
Flooding twice the size of Victoria in outback Qld
The entire population of a remote Queensland community have fled for higher ground after a levee broke in floods twice the size of Victoria.
Israel accused of killing paramedics after 'mass grave' found
Israel accused of killing paramedics after 'mass grave' found
Fifteen emergency and aid workers from the Red Crescent, Palestinian Civil Defense and the UN have been recovered from a grave in the sand in the south of the Gaza Strip, UN officials say.
Astronauts back on Earth testing trouble capsule
Astronauts back on Earth testing trouble capsule
After nine months in space, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are readjusting to Earth life with dog walks and family time and testing the capsule that stranded them.
Myanmar quake: Signs of life in skyscraper, death toll tops 2000
Myanmar quake: Signs of life in skyscraper, death toll tops 2000
Signs of life have been detected in the ruins of a skyscraper in Bangkok and people have been freed from collapsed buildings in Myanmar after a strong in Southeast Asia.
Le Pen convicted of embezzlement in 'seismic' ruling
Le Pen convicted of embezzlement in 'seismic' ruling
A court has barred French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in the 2027 presidential election after she was convicted of embezzlement.
Days of rain on way for sodden Aussie states
Days of rain on way for sodden Aussie states
Remnants of an ex-cyclone are set to bring more wet weather to a sodden Queensland, triggering fears flooding could worsen.
The Thorn Birds star Richard Chamberlain dies
The Thorn Birds star Richard Chamberlain dies
Richard Chamberlain, the Emmy-nominated actor and 1960s heartthrob who rocketed to fame in TV medical drama Dr Kildare and starred in the mini-series Shogun and The Thorn Birds has died. He was 90.
Red Cross 'appalled' after deaths of medics in Gaza
Red Cross 'appalled' after deaths of medics in Gaza
The bodies of eight Palestine Red Crescent (PRCS) medics who came under fire in Gaza just over a week ago have been recovered, though a ninth worker is still unaccounted for, the Red Cross said.
Mother allegedly stabbed three children in Sydney suburb
Mother allegedly stabbed three children in Sydney suburb
A father was woken to his children's screams after their mother allegedly attacked the trio as they slept in their suburban Sydney home.
Angry Trump threatens more tariffs on Russian oil
Angry Trump threatens more tariffs on Russian oil
US President Donald Trump says he is "pissed off" at Russian leader Vladimir Putin and will impose secondary tariffs on buyers of Russian oil if he feels Moscow's blocking efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump 'not joking' about third term presidency
Trump 'not joking' about third term presidency
President Donald Trump says he's not joking about seeking a third term, which is barred by the US Constitution, but it is too early to think about doing so.
Aftershocks continue to rattle Tonga after strong quake
Aftershocks continue to rattle Tonga after strong quake
Aftershocks are continuing to rattle Tonga after an early-morning magnitude 7 quake - the biggest felt in a decade.